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Nilan Ekanayake the weightlifter turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Nilan Ekanayake Source:Dailynews It is very unusual to witness a person engage and perform exceptionally well in multiple sporting disciplines coinciding with his academic studies, during the school career. Nilan Bandara Ekanayake was another player who started from a rural area and concluded both his education and sports career on a high note, finally ending up playing for the national team in rugby while becoming the cynosure of all eyes. Nilan was born in 1975 and grew up in Ginigathhena and Kandy. His father Colin Ekanayake was a Planter while Nanda Abeywickrama his mother is a housewife. He has a sister Suranga who is a teacher. Since his father was a planter, he was first enrolled at Don Bosco College in Hatton in 1979 and attended that school until 1980. With his father’s transfer, he was compelled to join Ginigathhena Central College ...